Italian Bread Machine Bread Recipe
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Serves: 2
Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, this bread flecked with herbs, is an almost identical version to the bread served at the popular restaurant Romano’s Macaroni Grill.
- 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons rosemary
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- additional rosemary (for garnishing)
- salt (to garnish)
- ¾ cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Place the ingredients, according to the manufacturer’s directions into your bread machine.
- Set the machine to “dough cycle” and wait (this takes about ½ hours for a full cycle on most machines).
- Remove the dough from the machine when the cycle is complete and place it on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Shape the dough by hand into a rectangular mound, spreading it thin, maybe an inch or two of thickness.
- Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about an hour or until it has doubled in size. (This is a good time to go ahead and turn the oven on to preheat).
- Brush with a little olive oil, sprinkle with rosemary and salt if desired.
- Bake at 375°F for about 20-25 minutes until the crust is golden and crispy.
- Serve with olive oil flavored with fresh ground pepper.
Photo credit: grongar
One Comment
I found this was too much salt. For a single loaf recipe like this a teaspoon would suffice. The rosemary was a great addition and this smells wonderful when it bakes.